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Prominent U.K. radio and TV personality Chris Evans is taking over the globally popular “Top Gear” nearly three months after the British Broadcasting Corp. fired star Jeremy Clarkson following an altercation with a producer.

Evans, who presents “The Chris Evans Breakfast Show” on BBC Radio 2, signed a three-year deal to lead a new lineup for “Top Gear,” which focuses on automobiles. Production will begin within the next few weeks, the BBC said. Read More »

Martin Freeman has been to Hobbiton and Baker Street, but now it is time for him to journey to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Freeman, who played Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson’s “Hobbit” trilogy, will now play a significant part in another major movie franchise. Marvel announced Tuesday that the actor, who also starred in BBC’s “Sherlock” and FX’s “Fargo,” will be in the cast of “Captain America: Civil War.”

Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man), Chris Evans (Captain America), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Scarlett Johansson (The Black Widow), Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye) and Mark Ruffalo (The Hulk) took a little detour to the set of “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on Monday prior to celebrating the release of their much-anticipated “Avengers” sequel.

While there was no shawarma to be had, Jimmy Kimmel had prepared something almost as good: A round of “Avengers Family Feud,” where the Marvel actors were really put through their paces on the subject of superhero knowledge. Read More »

Having trouble keeping track of all the Chrises in Hollywood? Let’s face it: the field of 30-something beefcake actors named Chris who play superheroes in between more serious roles is getting crowded. And while they don’t exactly look alike, they share the flipped-back hair and highly groomed facial fur that can make them easy to mix up if you’re not paying close attention.

To keep fans from getting Chris-crossed, here is a helpful guide: Read More »

He’s been a captain, an astronaut and a human torch. Now, he’s also a director.

Chris Evans, star of “Captain America,” “Sunshine” and “Fantastic Four,” is making his directorial debut with the film “Before We Go,” in which he and Alice Eve play strangers who cross paths in New York’s Grand Central Station and spend the night getting to know each other. The movie will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 12.

“I’m a romantic. I like romantic movies,” Evans said. “The way movies are right now, it almost feels like the way to find an audience, you either need to be spectacle with CGI, or novelty with a very unique approach to some very unheard of plot. I like ‘Notting Hill.’ If you can do a movie that’s simple, but do it well, there’s room for that.”

Evans, who recently wrapped filming on “The Avengers: Age of Ultron,” talked with Speakeasy in Toronto about “Before We Go.” Read More »

After working on sitcoms such as “Arrested Development” and “Community,” directing “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” was somewhat of a breeze for brothers Joe and Anthony Russo.

You would think that all those massive, action-packed set pieces, not to mention the special effects-heavy scenes would be more of a challenge, especially considering the scale of the Marvel Studios production. Not necessarily, they said.

The Russo brothers, who will return to direct “Captain America 3,” talked to Speakeasy about what it was like to work with Robert Redford on “Winter Soldier,” what they know about the upcoming “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” and about “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” backing out of the release date it shared with the next Captain America movie. Click through for the rest of the interview. Read More »

Marvel Studios continued its phenomenal run at the box office this weekend as “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” opened to $96.2 million.

The debut, estimated by Marvel parent Walt Disney Co., is the biggest ever for April and well above 2011’s original “Captain America” film, which took in $65.1 million on its first weekend in the U.S. and Canada.

Although the performance wasn’t as good as the three “Iron Man” movies or 2012 team-up “The Avengers,” it further demonstrates the success Marvel is enjoying by connecting all of its super-hero films in one cinematic universe with storylines that continue from one to the next.

The well-reviewed film, which combined Marvel’s traditional comic-book action with elements of a 1970’s-style spy thriller, performed even better overseas, taking in $107.1 million from 50 foreign markets. It did particularly well in China, opening to $39.2 million, the biggest ever for Marvel or Disney. Read More »

This week at the multiplex, we’ve got just one new wide release: Review Revue: “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” starring Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, and Scarlett Johansson in the latest Marvel superhero adventure. Find out what the critics have to say on Rotten Tomatoes.

“Captain America: The Winter Soldier”

It’s become fashionable in some film-going circles to dismiss the recent spate of comic book adaptations as evidence that Hollywood is bereft of ideas. Critics say “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” offers a powerful rebuttal, delivering outstanding performances and a thoughtful political undercurrent to complement its visceral thrills. Read More »

Joss Whedon, the “Avengers: Age of Ultron” director, shot a video for the residents of Seoul, South Korea, warning them of the upcoming chaos that filming his movie is expected to cause.

While speaking in English in a video, Korean subtitles flashed on the screen as Whedon shared how grateful he is to be shooting in the city, but warned of the upcoming inconvenience.

“We are going to mess it up a bit and inconvenience some people for a few days and I apologize for that,” he said. “I know what that’s like. I live in Los Angeles. It happens to me all the time and it’s not fun. I hope that it will be worth it. We love this movie. We love your city and having the two them together will show the city to the world in a light I don’t think it’s been shown.”

At the Marvel Entertainment panel, it was all about showing and not much telling.

The largest reveal came at the end of the panel, when Joss Whedon, the director of “The Avengers” and the creator of “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” came on stage at the behest of Kevin Feige, the President of Production at Marvel Studios, to introduce the first look of “The Avengers: Age of Ultron,” the sequel to “The Avengers.” (It has grossed $1.5 billion worldwide.)

Not Chris Evans as Captain America nor Tom Hiddleston, dressed in full Loki attire, were able to achieve the level of absolute hysteria brought on by the words, “Age of Ultron,” as they appeared onscreen against the red Marvel backdrop.

In the clip we heard voiceovers from various characters as we looked at an image of a helmet with cracks in it. Read More »

Two weeks ago, actress and singer Patti LuPone grabbed a cell phone out of the hand of an audience member who was texting during a performance of her current play, "Shows for Days." The bold move led to an outpouring of support from fans fed up with glowing screens. Ms. LuPone gives us her five rules of theater etiquette.